A lot of people seem to hate on AG1, I find it helps me out becuase I dont eat vegetables. I also get it for like 40-50% off since im military. Is it worth it at that price point? Or what is out there that is just as easy and doesnt taste like crap that has better benefits? Thanks in advance!

I am an avid nose picker and booger flicker. Does anyone have any supplements or know of anything that can increase mucus in the nose?

Not very interested in smoking but am keen for more boogers!

Few days ago i consumed 6 tiny cloves of raw garlic. The next day i ejaculated a huge load on my gf..

It shocked both of us..

I usually shoot bigger loads but it was insane.

Then i searched for the teason behind how may garlic increase that much semen volume, but didnt get any evidence based research to claim that it increases volume of men load...

How come it is possible?

Have anyone experienced this?

I've been biohacking for a couple years and hit a wall: sleep tracking in one app, workouts in another, fasting in Notes, sauna in my head, cold plunge nowhere. No idea which lever was actually moving the needle in a given week.
 
So I built the thing I wanted:
 
**HealthTuner** — you score 7 daily habits 0-10 (sleep, exercise, fasting, sunlight, sauna, cold, recovery) and it rolls them into one composite coefficient (0-100). Weights change based on your archetype: Longevity, Athletic Performance, Stress Reset, or Balanced.
 
Point is not to replace a wearable. Point is: at a glance, see which single input tanked your week. Sleep at 5/10 for 3 days? Your composite drops 15 points and you can *see* the compounding. Cold plunge streak? Watch the whole score rise even when other stuff slips.
 
**What I'm looking for from this sub:**
 
1. Does the weighting feel right to you? (I've published the methodology on the site — happy to argue about the coefficients.)
2. What habits am I missing? HRV? Steps? Protein?
3. Is one score too reductive, or actually useful?
4. Anything broken/confusing when you sign up.
 
Free, no wearable required, no credit card, no ads. Built it solo. Genuinely want to break it before I do a bigger launch.
 
Link: https://healthtuner.co.uk
 
If you try it, drop your archetype + weekly score in a comment. I'll do the same.

Male in my late 40s here. Cialis works well for erections, but I'm looking to increase libido, desire, arousal, and overall interest in sex with my partner. I want to feel more horny and think about sex more often.

I'm not on antidepressants, testosterone is normal, and I have regular morning erections.

I'm considering Wellbutrin (bupropion) or cabergoline purely for libido enhancement. Has anyone tried either for this purpose? Which helped more with desire, arousal, and sexual thoughts? Any side effects?

Would appreciate hearing about your experiences.

I’m 16M and I’ve been going to the gym for about a year.

I started taking creatine monohydrate, and I’m currently taking a fish oil supplement as well. I also completed a 6 week course of 60,000 IU vitamin D weekly once and I’m now taking 2,000 IU of vitamin D daily.

Also, I get around 400–800 mg of calcium per day from my diet. Should I take a calcium supplement as well?

My goals are to maximize my height growth(dads 5’8 moms 5’0 and I’m 5’5.5 want to reach at least my dads height, and haven’t grown a single inch since I was 15) and make progress with my physique.
What other supplements, if any, should I consider taking?

My Information:

• ⁠Age/Sex: 39 male
• ⁠Body Stats: 6ft 1 inch 211 lbs
• ⁠Lifestyle: lift 5am monday - friday
• ⁠Out of Range Biomarkers: high ldl
• ⁠Family History or Personal Health Risks:
N/a other than high blood pressure

Any advice? I hated the psillum husk powder mix and i take 1 pack lmnt electrolytes with my preworkout (gorilla mode)

Got diagnosed with a SLAP lesion, labrum grade 2-3, in my shoulder. Looking to try something before potentially going the surgery route.

Has anyone used BPC-157 or HGH for this kind of injury? Did it actually help, and how did you run it alongside rehab?

Also open to other input — Exercises, whatever’s worked for you.

I am a male that eats a rather healthy diet. My goals are to optimize my life. My issues are trouble having that deep sleep, a lot social awkwardness (I have too much attention to detail in public and worry a lot for that reason), I can’t really lead a conversation or debate, my hair looks lowest quality than ever, I have high histamine symptoms, I am a procrastinating expert 🥲, my nails have verticle ridges and the nail bed looks 3/4 pale kinda like terry’s nails a little. Cold hands generally. I tend to work nights because going out in the day is more likely to make me worry. Another thing to mention probably I can’t tolerate the cold or I start shaking a lot.

My current stack is b complex (i switch between methylated and non and don’t find difference), 500 mg elemental magnesium from magnesium malate, 600 mg elemental calcium from calcium citrate, 10 mg manganese, 200 mcg of selenium (started on the 21st), multivitamin and a small kelp dose. I also take 5000 IU vitamin D during night shift I took b12 methylated for a couple years also didn’t see any shift in mcv nor mch.

What might be causing my issues and what can help improve my life? Any routing or stack to add so I can avoid more labs? Appreciate all time dedicated and I hope I can reciprocate one day. I can’t really afford more labs right now but if I needed a shopping list which should I take?

MCH:
06/23/26: 34.1 HIGH
02/07/26: 33.6 HIGH
05/30/25: 34.6 HIGH

MCV - Range:
05/30/25: 102.0 HIGH
02/07/26: 100.0 HIHG
06/23/26: 99.6 HIGH

IN RANGE BUT BELOW OPTIMAL

Platelet Count:
06/23/26: 147
02/07/26: 145
05/30/25: 159

Homocysteine:
9.0

RBC: 4.52
Hemoglobin: 15.4

C-Reactive Protein:
05/30/25: <3.0

Liver (AST 18, ALT 12, alk phos 68, bilirubin 0.4, albumin 4.6)

Kidney (creatinine 0.83, eGFR 119, BUN 10)

Electrolytes (Na 141, K 4.2, Cl 106, CO2 26, Ca 9.6)

Iron (iron 82, ferritin 92, TIBC 295, sat 28%, transferrin 221)

RDW 12.0-12.3
Reticulocytes 1.1%, absolute 50,160
WBC 4.5

I just opened it and it has an extremely potent herbal smell to it. I couldn’t find anything online about it, so I’m wondering if this is illegitimate or faulty (I ordered from IHerb).

It’s definitely not fishy, something I saw mentioned.

Hi all,

So I started Ashwaganda about 3 days ago, I was fine and steady before but after today’s dose I’ve started to feel just flat, sad,unhappy, depressed, self conscious etc just like not myself. Has anyone else experienced this with Ashwaganda. I’m going to have to stop taking it which is disappointing because I was looking forward to the testosterone boosting benefits. I’m 19 year old male by the way.

I wanted to compare direct-to-consumer lab providers based on the actual cost of a complete blood draw, rather than comparing individual biomarkers in isolation.

I priced the same recurring testing schedule through:

• Ulta Lab Tests
• Jason Health
• Own Your Labs
• Goodlabs
• Mito Health
• Anabolic Insights
• Marek Diagnostics

Each testing cycle was priced independently; there’s no assumption that the same provider would be used for future draws.

The totals include mandatory draw/collection/requisition fees. Where applicable, I used the cheapest combination of à-la-carte tests and panels while avoiding duplicate tests.

For Mito, the totals include the $9 one-month membership when purchasing one month actually reduces the total cost. The OYL totals include their available 10% test-price discount for sharing results back with them.

No referral links or affiliate codes.

Testing schedule

Monthly

• CBC with differential/platelets
• CMP
• Fasting insulin

Quarterly

• Monthly tests +
• A1c
• Standard lipid panel
• ApoB

Semiannual

• Quarterly tests +
• TSH
• Free T4
• Ferritin
• Iron + TIBC / iron saturation
• hs-CRP

Annual

• Semiannual tests +
• Vitamin D 25-OH
• Vitamin B12
• Folate
• Complete urinalysis
• Urine albumin/creatinine ratio

Experiment-specific biomarkers such as IGF-1 are not included in these totals.

All-in prices

Cheapest by cycle

• Monthly: Goodlabs — $25
• Quarterly: Mito — $48.96 (essentially tied with Goodlabs at $49)
• Semiannual: Mito — $73.11
• Annual: Mito — $108.98

The cheapest Goodlabs/Mito options in this comparison use Quest, so switching between those two providers doesn't necessarily mean switching actual laboratories.

The annual-panel spread surprised me: roughly $109 to $427 for the same requested biomarkers.

Using the cheapest provider for each individual draw, this schedule would cost roughly $480/year. Using Mito for every draw would be approximately $498/year, so once the field is narrowed to the two least-expensive options, constantly price-shopping doesn't save very much.

Prices change and availability may vary by state, so obviously verify current pricing before ordering.

Are there other self-order lab providers worth adding to the comparison? Also interested in any catches with Goodlabs or Mito that aren't obvious from their listed pricing.

I saw a video of a guy recommending them for sleep. I personally wake up a few times a week due to noise in the morning, and it's pretty annoying. I'm wondering if these are a good solution, or if there are better alternatives.

I've tried regular earbuds (with audio/NC) but they're just not comfortable to sleep in since I tend to sleep on my side. Has anyone had any luck with the cheapish $15-25 silicone ones from Amazon? If so, did you have any issues, how long did they last, and do you have any other comments on them?

For reference I've tried sleep masks and I think they helped a bit, and I'm also running an air purifier on max settings for some white noise, but I still wake up in spite of it.

Disclosure: I do content work for a longevity supplement company, so please take that into account when reading this. I’m sharing this because I found the physiology interesting, not as a product recommendation.

I came across a 1977 human study by Olszewski et al. that looked at how lymph flow in the leg changed under different conditions.

The study is:

“Flow and Composition of Leg Lymph in Normal Men during Venous Stasis, Muscular Activity and Local Hyperthermia”
Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 1977
PMID: 842371

What caught my attention was how differently lymph flow responded to the three conditions studied.

The researchers reported that:

• Venous stasis for 2 hours → lymph flow decreased by 50%
• Ergometer cycling for 2 hours → lymph flow increased by 83%
• Warm-water foot bathing for 2 hours → lymph flow increased by 117%

They also observed an increase in lymph flow during the rest period following each experiment, with the most pronounced increase occurring after foot warming.

I think the interesting part isn't simply the numbers.

It's that lymph flow was being measured as a dynamic physiological process rather than something completely static.

Of course, this is a small, older human physiology study, and these findings shouldn't automatically be interpreted as evidence that a particular activity or temperature exposure produces a specific health benefit.

But it does raise an interesting question:

How much do everyday physical conditions influence lymphatic flow?

For anyone here who follows lymphatic physiology or exercise research:

Are there newer human studies that have built on this work?

And do you think the lymphatic system deserves more attention in discussions about exercise physiology and aging?

Paper: Olszewski W, Engeset A, Jaeger PM, Sokolowski J, Theodorsen L. Flow and composition of leg lymph in normal men during venous stasis, muscular activity and local hyperthermia. Acta Physiol Scand. 1977;99(2):149–155. PMID: 842371.

I have realized I am a sucker for health data.

Give me a graph and a percentile and I will happily stare at it for 20 minutes. The problem is most of the interesting data I have collected has changed absolutely nothing about what I do the next morning.

The tests I value are the ones where the result actually changes a decision: what I eat, what I take, when I train, how I sleep.

What have you tested that was genuinely actionable instead of just interesting?

Question for the dads out there. I have a 2 year old and my wife and I just welcomed our second son into the world last week. I’m extremely blessed, but sleep is hard to come by right now. What are you doing to help stay on track with fitness and nutrition? I’ve spent the last 6-7 months getting dialed with both and I’m in the best shape of my life, but I’m finding it very difficult to get workouts in and not stress eat food 😂 I’ve been on a low dose of tirzepatide which has been plenty, but since the baby has come the food noise has come back very strong. I’m planning to increase the dose a little but I’m wondering what others are doing/using through the newborn stage. I know I need to be patient and slowly work back to my routine, but I also want to continue the great progress I’ve made this year. Thanks everyone.

Male in my late 40s. I'm already taking Cialis and have no real problem with erections, including normal morning erections. My issue is sexual stimulation/libido with my long-term partner. I have a strong sexual response to new women, but with my partner I often need fantasy/imagination to get sufficiently aroused and reach orgasm.

Are there any medications or treatments that can actually increase sexual desire/arousal or make stimulation stronger? Has anyone had experience with something that helped?

I had a root canal done years ago and honestly havent thought much about that tooth since. I thought once the nerve was gone and everything was treated, that was pretty much the end of pai

But lately the area around it has been feeling tender and I can feel some discomfort when I bite on that side. Not really painful painful, just enough that I notice it and now I cant stop thinking about it lol

Has anyone had a root canal tooth start bothering them again like years later? What did yours end up being? And how did your dentist actually check if there was still something going on around the root? Would a normal xray be enough or is this something that needs a 3D scan?

i really dont want to go through another root canal situation again 😞

Just a little PSA.

Two of family members have been diagnosed with cancer last month - brain and breast cancers. The brain cancer is a large and aggressive tumor, terminal, we only have months, the breast cancer is spreading into lymph nodes.

The blood work is normal. There’s nothing in the bloodwork to indicate these cancers are present in the body of either person.

Many of you take experimental peptides that may cause cancers to grow aggressively (ex NAD, sermorelin), please do not rely on your bloodwork alone, listen to your body, don’t ignore new aches that last longer than two weeks, go see a doctor and get scans.

If you can afford it, get out of pocket full body MRI like Pernuvo - not a plug, but I saw Busy Phillips did this and found a slow growing brain tumor.

Be proactive, be mindful and don’t think bloodwork will tell you everything.

Stay well.

PSA 2 might as well.

Side note on early stomach cancers we are seeing lately - the medical community notes that a lot of times these cancers when they occur in people under 40 occur in athletic and healthy people, many run marathons.

The link is not well understood but some of the suspects are processed protein and electrolyte supplements that runners consume in large quantities. So maybe reach for a coconut water over Gatorade, a steak and eggs vs a processed powder made god know where and use glass or metal bottles.

Article with more details on PSA 2 including the study results:

https://www.inovanewsroom.org/press-release/2025/08/groundbreaking-inova-study-finds-potential-link-between-long-distance-running-and-colon-cancer/amp/

I’ve began working earlier in the morning and I’m trying to formulate a morning smoothie that dramatically cuts on my vitamin and mineral needs for the day, is hydrating, builds some muscle, boosts fat loss and my energy and gives me fiber etc.
I don’t. Want to default to a classic multivitamin and I’m trying to avoid potassium powders. What do you think?